Deputy Premier of New South Wales

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Deputy Premier of
New South Wales
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Incumbent
Paul Toole

since 6 October 2021
Department of Premier and Cabinet
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPremier of New South Wales
Seat52 Martin Place, Sydney
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
on the advice of the premier
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
Formation16 May 1932
First holderSir Michael Bruxner

The Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The deputy premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the deputy premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.

The current Deputy Premier is The Honourable Paul Toole MP, since 6 October 2021. Toole is also the Minister for Police, and the Minister for Regional New South Wales.

Ultimately, the Deputy Premier is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

History[]

The office of Deputy Premier was created in May 1932 for Michael Bruxner, the leader of the Country Party (later renamed the National Party). Prior to that time the term was sometimes used unofficially (without capital letters) for the second-highest ranking minister in the government.

In Labor governments, the deputy premier is the party's deputy leader. Generally speaking, this person has come from the left faction of the party whereas the premier has come from the right faction. In Liberal-National Coalition governments, the position has been held by the Leader of the National Party or its predecessors.

Three deputy premiers have subsequently become Premier in their own right: Joseph Cahill, Robert Heffron, and Jack Renshaw. However, this has not occurred since 1964.

Duties[]

The duties of the deputy premier are to act on behalf of the premier in his or her absence overseas or on leave. The deputy premier has always been a member of the Cabinet, and has always held at least one substantive portfolio (It would be technically possible for a minister to hold only the portfolio of Deputy Premier, but this has never happened).

If the premier were to die, become incapacitated or resign, the Governor would normally appoint the deputy premier as Premier. If the governing or majority party had not yet elected a new leader, that appointment would be on an interim basis. Should a different leader emerge, that person would then be appointed Premier.

List of deputy premiers of New South Wales[]

Political parties

   Country/National    Labor    United Australia    Liberal

No. Name Portrait Term of office Tenure Premier
  1 Sir Michael Bruxner Michael Bruxner1951.jpg 16 May 1932 16 May 1941 9 years, 0 days   Stevens
1932–1939
Mair
1939–1941
  2 Jack Baddeley JohnMarcusBaddeley.jpg 16 May 1941 8 September 1949 8 years, 115 days   McKell
1941–1947
McGirr
1947–1952
3 Joseph Cahill J. J. Cahill, NSW Minister for Local Government official portrait, 1944.jpg 21 September 1949 2 April 1952 2 years, 194 days
4 Bob Heffron BobHeffron1963.jpg 23 February 1953 28 October 1959 6 years, 247 days Cahill
1952–1959
5 Jack Renshaw JackRenshaw1963.jpg 28 October 1959 14 March 1964 4 years, 169 days Heffron
1959–1964
6 Pat Hills Pat Hills.jpg 30 April 1964 13 May 1965 1 year, 13 days Renshaw
1964–1965
  7 Sir Charles Cutler No image.png 13 May 1965 16 December 1975 10 years, 217 days   Askin
1965–1975
8 Leon Punch No image.png 17 December 1975 14 May 1976 149 days Lewis
1975–1976
Willis
1976
  9 Jack Ferguson No image.png 14 May 1976 10 February 1984 7 years, 272 days   Wran
1976–1988
Unsworth
1986–1988
10 Ron Mulock No image.png 10 February 1984 25 March 1988 4 years, 44 days
  11 Wal Murray No image.png 25 March 1988 26 May 1993 5 years, 62 days   Greiner
1988–1992
Fahey
1992–1995
12 Ian Armstrong No image.png 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
  13 Andrew Refshauge No image.png 4 April 1995 3 August 2005 10 years, 121 days   Carr
1995–2005
14 John Watkins No image.png 10 August 2005 3 September 2008 3 years, 24 days Iemma
2005–2008
15 Carmel Tebbutt No image.png 5 September 2008 26 March 2011 2 years, 202 days Rees
2008–2009
Keneally
2009–2011
  16 Andrew Stoner Andrew Stoner.jpg 28 March 2011 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) 3 years, 202 days   O'Farrell
2011–2014
Baird
2014–2017
17 Troy Grant Deputy Premier of New South Wales Troy Grant.jpg 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16) 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15) 2 years, 30 days
18 John Barilaro[1][2] Day-3-StartUp-Conference-0189 (26532112720) (cropped).jpg 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15) 6 October 2021 4 years, 325 days
Berejiklian
2017–2021
19 Paul Toole[3] John Flint, Paul Toole MP & Richard Neville (cropped).jpg 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) incumbent 120 days Perrottet
2021–

Living former deputy premiers[]

There are six living former deputy premiers. The most recent death of a deputy premier was that of Ian Armstrong (1993–1995), who died on 16 December 2020.

Name Term of office Date of birth Current age
Andrew Refshauge 1995–2005 16 January 1949 73 years, 18 days
John Watkins 2005–2008 7 December 1955 66 years, 58 days
Carmel Tebbutt 2008–2011 22 January 1964 58 years, 12 days
Andrew Stoner 2011–2014 14 January 1960 62 years, 20 days
Troy Grant 2014–2016 11 February 1970 51 years, 357 days
John Barilaro 2016–2021 14 November 1971 50 years, 81 days

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "John Barilaro elected as leader of NSW Nationals". ABC News. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ Tsikas, Mick (3 October 2021). "John Barilaro resigns as NSW Deputy Premier, will also leave Parliament". ABC News. AAP. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul Toole wins NSW Nationals leadership vote, becomes new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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